New Programs Announced With Marie Royce, NED Officials

The Public Diplomacy Association of America (PDAA), the Public Diplomacy Council (PDC), and the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy have announced two upcoming “First Monday” programs.

Assistant Secretary of State Marie Royce will be the guest at the March 4 program. Secretary Royce heads the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Shanthi Kalathil and Dean Jackson of the National Endowment for Democracy will be the guests at the April 1 program, where the focus will be on “Authoritarian Digital Influence Operations: Understanding Supply and Demand.”

Both programs start at 12 noon and take place at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E Street NW, room 602. These programs are free and lunch is included, but we ask that in order to have an accurate count for catering, please RSVP to FirstMondayForum.RSVP@GMail.com.